UFC fighter apologizes for calling crowd homophobic slur after debut win

Charles Radtke began his UFC career with a win and a loss at UFC 293 on Sunday in Sydney.

The win came first, in the more conventional form. The welterweight made his UFC debut with a unanimous decision win over Mike"Blood Diamond" Mathetha to improve his career record to 8-3.

He then sustained the most self-inflicted of wounds during his postfight interview with ESPN's Daniel Cormier, when he reacted to a booing crowd — which was partial to Mathetha, who is based in New Zealand — by calling them a homophobic slur, among other things: "F*** all you f*****s up in the f***ing crowd. Come down here and get some you p****-ass b****. F*** you."A couple hours later, Radtke was posting an apology on social media, calling the slurs"not a reflection of who I am" and blaming his emotions after the win.

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